What is ARMY
ROTC?
Overview
Army ROTC is an elective that
you take along with your required college classes that teaches you the
skills needed for a successful career. You’ll combine classroom time with
hands-on-experiences and learn leadership and management skills. It
prepares you with the tools, training and experiences that will help you
succeed in any competitive environment. Because it's an elective, you can
try it out for the freshman and sophomore years without incurring any
obligation to serve in the military. If you decide you are up to the
challenge of leading in the world's best armed forces, you continue on to
the advanced courses of Army ROTC while completing your degree. You will
have a normal college student experience like everyone else on campus, but
at graduation you are commissioned as an Second Lieutenant to serve on
active duty or with the Army Reserves or National Guard.
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Take Army ROTC for a semester, 1 year, 2
years, or all 4 years
Traditionally, Army ROTC is a
four-year program. The first two years are taken in your freshman and
sophomore years (Basic Course). Keep in mind, you can take the Basic Course
on a trial basis for up to two years (unless, of course, you're on an Army
ROTC scholarship or contracted).
The second two years are taken in your junior and senior years (Advanced
Course). And, during the summer between your junior and senior years, you
will attend Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC), which will give
you hands-on training and the confidence you can't learn in a classroom.
It's a four-week summer course to evaluate and train all Army ROTC Cadets.
What will you learn?
Well, during the Basic Course,
your studies will include: Basic Leadership Development, Basic Military
Skills, Adventure Training, and Life Skills. During the Advance Course your
studies will include: Advanced Leadership and Management Skills, Advanced
Tactics, and Army Ethics. So, whether you take Army ROTC for a semester, two
years, or all four years, you'll still have the skills, confidence and
experience needed to succeed after you graduate in whatever career you
decide to pursue.
Classes and Curriculum
Army ROTC students take classes
like any other college student. You also attend your weekly MSL (Military
Science and Leadership) classe on time a week and the weekly leadership lab.
The weekly leadership labs are where you put to practice the knowledge that
you have gained from your MSL class as well as learn Common Tasks that all
soldiers need to know.
The MSL classes that are taught in each grade level are follows:
MSL 100
Lifetime Leadership Skills
(2 credit hours)
Skills needed to
be successful in wide range of environments to include academic,
corporate and military. Subjects include but not limited to time
management, memory comprehension, effective and efficient reading and
effective note taking. Extensive leadership studies of both corporate
and military settings focuses on interpersonal skills, professional
ethics and officership. No military obligation or prerequisites.
MSL 101
ROTC and the National Defense
Organization
(2 credit hours)
Background,
programs, benefits and objectives of Army ROTC. Organization and
functions of national defense establishment, with emphasis on the role
of the U.S. Army. Extensive discussion of the role and responsibility of
the military officer. Presentation of detailed information concerning
career opportunities as an Army officer.
MSL 201
Leadership/Officership
(2 credit hours)
Theoretical and
practical leadership instruction. Examination of several aspects of
communication and leadership concepts such as written and oral
communication, effective listening, assertiveness, personality, adult
development, motivation, and organizational culture and change. Emphasis
on developing intellectual curiosity and clarifying practical
applications.
MSL 202
Military Tactics
(2 credit hours)
Army tactics,
principles of engagement and usage of military maps. Simulation
exercises and war games will be utilized in class highlighting military
tactics. No military obligation. Prerequisite:
MSL 201 or permission of department.
MSL 301
Professionalism/Leadership
(3 credit hours)
Professionalism
and leadership required of the U.S. Army Officer; application of
leadership principles and styles through case studies and role-playing
exercises with emphasis on military situations. Participation in
leadership labs, physical training program and field training exercises
required. Prerequisites: department permission and completion of one of
the following: ROTC basic course at BGSU; ROTC Basic Camp at Fort Knox,
KY; prior active duty service; Army Reserve or Army National Guard basic
training.
MSL 302
Small Unit Operations
(3 credit hours)
Organization and
employment of basic military teams. Squad- and platoon-level tactical
operations. Progressive leadership development through application of
tactical principles. Participation in leadership labs, physical training
program and field training exercises required. Prerequisite: department
permission.
MSL 401
Unit
Management and Officer Development
(3 credit hours)
Concepts and
fundamentals of Army unit administration, supply and material readiness.
Professional officership techniques and military ethics. Management at
the small unit level. Organizing, planning and participating in field
training exercises, participation in physical training and leadership
labs. Prerequisite: department permission.
MSL 402
Military Law and Leadership
(3 credit hours)
Organization and
concepts of the U.S. Army judicial system including court martial,
non-judicial and punitive actions. Fundamentals of the military decision
making process. Discussions of various administrative details pertinent
to newly commissioned lieutenants. Participation in field training
exercises, physical training and leadership labs. Prerequisite:
department permission.
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